Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Rattlebox

Acerodon jubatus compared with Sesbania punicea

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Rattlebox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Rattlebox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Acerodon	Sesbania
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Sesbania punicea

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Rattlebox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rattlebox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Venezuela).